Dear Colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention to the upcoming session, E1.11, titled "Coevolution between high-redshift quasars and galaxies in the era of JWST", 

scheduled to take place during the 45th COSPAR scientific assembly in Busan, Korea, from July 13 to 21, 2024.

Session description:

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently made groundbreaking discoveries that sparked a revolution in our understanding of the distant universe, the early assembly of galaxies, and the genesis of supermassive black holes (SMBHs). The discoveries not only challenge well-established theoretical frameworks on cosmic structure formation, but also offer pivotal insights that could reshape the foundation of these models.  The findings by JWST, coupled with ongoing multi-wavelength efforts by such as ALMA, play an essential role in determining the initial conditions of SMBH-galaxy coevolution throughout cosmic history and shed light on how the empirical correlations seen in the nearby universe have been established.  In this session, our primary goal is to convene experts from diverse observational and theoretical backgrounds to interpret the first results from the JWST cycle1 and 2 observations. That will stimulate discussion among astronomers in the related fields, fostering the development of innovative ideas in preparation for the future JWST observations and large projects such as Euclid and Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope. 

We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a contributed talk.

Please see the key dates below:

Abstract submission deadline: February 16, 2024 

Acceptance messages sent to contact authors: April 15, 2024

Confirmed Solicited Speakers 

Caitlin Casey (The University of Texas at Austin, USA), 

Andrea Ferrara (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy), 

Zoltan Haiman (Columbia University, USA), 

Yuichi Harikane (The University of Tokyo, Japan), 

Hanae Inami (Hiroshima University), 

Roberto Maiolino (Cambridge University, UK), 

Masafusa Onoue (Peking University/The University of Tokyo, China), 

Francesca Rizzo (Cosmic Dawn Center, Denmark)

More information about the Scientific Event E1.11 can be found at:

https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1246

More information about the COSPAR 2024 can be found at:

https://www.cospar-assembly.org/assembly.php

We are looking forward to meeting you at COSPAR 2024!

Best wishes,

Kohei Inayoshi and John Silverman

On behalf of the Session Organizing Committee members: 

Andy Bunker, Ena Choi, Andrea Ferrara, Akio Inoue, Masami Ouchi, Marta Volonteri, Tommaso Treu, Ran Wang